But some of them said, He casteth out devils through Beelzebub the chief of the devils.

But some of them said, By Beelzebub the prince of the demons casteth he out demons.

But some of them said: He casteth out devils by Beelzebub, the prince of devils.

But some of them said, By Beelzebub the prince of the devils casteth he out devils.

But some of them said, He casteth out demons through Beelzebub, the chief of the demons.

and certain of them said, 'By Beelzeboul, ruler of the demons, he doth cast forth the demons;'

But some of them said, He casts out devils through Beelzebub the chief of the devils.

But some among them said, "It is by the power of Baal-zebul, the Prince of the demons, that he expels the demons."

But some of them said, He sends out evil spirits by Beelzebul, the ruler of evil spirits.

But some of them said, "It is by Beelzebub, the leader of demons, that he casts out demons."

but some of them said, "He drives out demons by the help of Beelzebul, the chief of the demons";

(3) But some of them said, He casteth out devils through Beelzebub the chief of the devils.
(3) An example of horrible blindness, and such as cannot be healed, when the power of God is blasphemed by an evil conscience and pretended malice.

But some of them said,.... The Pharisees, Matthew 9:34 Matthew 12:24 who could not bear that he should be thought to be the Messiah, and therefore put an ill construction on the miracle:
he casteth out devils through Beelzebub, the chief of devils; in several copies he is called Beelzebul, and in the Arabic and Ethiopic versions; which last adds these words, "and he answered and said, how can Satan cast out Satan?" See Gill on Matthew 12:20.

But some said, He casteth out devils by Beelzebub - These he answers, Luke 11:17. Others, to try whether it were so or no, sought a sign from heaven. These he reproves in Luke 11:29 and following verses. Beelzebub signifies the lord of flies, a title which the heathens gave to Jupiter, whom they accounted the chief of their gods, and yet supposed him to be employed in driving away flies from their temple and sacrifices. The Philistines worshipped a deity under this name, as the god of Ekron: from hence the Jews took the name, and applied it to the chief of the devils. Mark 3:22.